| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Brock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamel Resnick (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Scott Manning inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Clemson | Scott Manning splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Lewis - foul #2 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:41 | Clemson | Scott Manning makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:41 | Clemson | Scott Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:19 | NC State | Matthew Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 19:17 | NC State | Edward Davis tips it but misses | 36-34 |
| 19:16 | Clemson | Todd Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:11 | Clemson | Ronald Brock works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 19:09 | Clemson | Michael Behm pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:51 | Clemson | Scott Manning works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Victor Chong snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 18:29 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Joyce | 38-34 |
| 18:19 | Clemson | Todd Robinson makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Behm | 38-36 |
| 18:14 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Victor Chong tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 17:56 | Clemson | Scott Manning buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 17:27 | NC State | Edward Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 17:25 | NC State | Victor Chong snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Victor Chong steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Edward Davis, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Francis Kennedy (PF) Michael Behm, Todd Robinson | |
| 16:49 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| 16:49 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:49 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Lewis | 40-40 |
| 16:30 | NC State | Bill Glantz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 16:29 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Scott Manning | 40-40 |
| 16:15 | Clemson | Bill Glantz steps in front of the Jamel Resnick pass | 40-40 |
| 16:11 | NC State | Thomas Joyce banks in the layup on a great pass from Bill Glantz | 42-40 |
| 15:49 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Edward Davis (SF) Thomas Joyce, Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Billy Maze (SG), Willie Cheshire (SF), Todd Robinson (PF) Ronald Brock, Scott Manning, Jamel Resnick | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Maze (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Cheshire (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:26 | NC State | James Lewis loses the dribble to Timothy Green | 42-40 |
| 15:23 | Clemson | Timothy Green blows the layup | 42-40 |
| 15:22 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire grabs the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:04 | Clemson | Scott Brown steps in front of the Billy Maze pass | 42-40 |
| 14:40 | NC State | Bruce Page misses badly on a shot from the right side | 42-40 |
| 14:38 | Clemson | Todd Robinson grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 14:29 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire loses the ball out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF), Victor Chong (C) Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Ronald Brock (SG), Scott Manning (SF), Jamel Resnick (C) Timothy Green, Billy Maze, Willie Cheshire, Francis Kennedy | |
| 14:12 | NC State | Bill Glantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (SG) Bill Glantz | |
| Subs | Clemson | Willie Cheshire (PF) Todd Robinson | |
| 13:53 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-40 |
| 13:51 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:40 | Clemson | Scott Manning comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Matthew Lewis - foul #3 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:40 | Clemson | Scott Manning misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:40 | Clemson | Scott Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:19 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Francis Kennedy (PF) Willie Cheshire | |
| 13:11 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruce Page - foul #2 on Bruce Page, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| 13:11 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:11 | Clemson | Francis Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:11 | NC State | Bruce Page snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Manning - foul #3 on Scott Manning, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Todd Robinson (PF) Francis Kennedy | |
| 12:52 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:52 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:37 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Page - foul #3 on Bruce Page, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| 12:37 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:37 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:37 | NC State | Victor Chong gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Thomas Joyce buries a shot from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 12:00 | Clemson | Scott Manning is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 11:58 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:38 | NC State | Ronald Brock is called for the reach on Bill Glantz - foul #2 on Ronald Brock, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Jeffrey Puente (SG), Edward Davis (PF), James Lewis (C) Thomas Joyce, Bill Glantz, Bruce Page, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Billy Maze (SG) Michael Behm, Ronald Brock | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Timothy Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Maze (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Manning (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamel Resnick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Puente | 46-42 |
| 11:00 | Clemson | Jeffrey Puente is called for the reach on Scott Manning - foul #1 on Jeffrey Puente, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Willie Cheshire (SF), Francis Kennedy (PF) Scott Manning, Todd Robinson | |
| 10:51 | Clemson | Billy Maze shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 10:50 | NC State | James Lewis gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Scott Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Puente | 49-42 |
| 10:13 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire can't throw it down but he's hacked by Matthew Lewis - foul #4 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Brock (SG), Scott Manning (SF) Billy Maze, Jamel Resnick | |
| 10:13 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:13 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:13 | NC State | Bruce Page snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 10:08 | NC State | Matthew Lewis scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Scott Brown | 51-43 |
| 09:48 | Clemson | Ronald Brock evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-43 |
| 09:46 | Clemson | Willie Cheshire grabs the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 09:29 | Clemson | Ronald Brock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Bruce Page snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Brock - foul #3 on Ronald Brock, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Bill Glantz, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Todd Robinson (PF), Jamel Resnick (C) Timothy Green, Willie Cheshire, Francis Kennedy | |
| 09:05 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:46 | Clemson | Todd Robinson makes the fadeaway in the lane | 53-45 |
| 08:22 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the floater from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 08:21 | Clemson | Ronald Brock snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 07:59 | Clemson | Scott Manning lays it up and in against a doubleteam and the foul's on Matthew Lewis - foul #5 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Scott Brown, Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 07:59 | Clemson | Scott Manning misses the free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Victor Chong gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 07:36 | NC State | Victor Chong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 53-47 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Bruce Page tips it home | 55-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Brock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Manning (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamel Resnick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Clemson | Ronald Brock evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Scott Manning | 55-50 |
| 06:48 | NC State | Victor Chong misses the floater from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 06:46 | NC State | Edward Davis tips it back up and in | 57-50 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | Todd Robinson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bruce Page - foul #4 on Bruce Page, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Jeffrey Puente (SG), James Lewis (C) Thomas Joyce, Edward Davis, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Billy Maze (SG), Willie Cheshire (SF) Michael Behm, Ronald Brock, Scott Manning | |
| 06:30 | Clemson | Todd Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | Todd Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:08 | NC State | Scott Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 05:42 | Clemson | Billy Maze loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 60-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Davis (PF) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Barber (SF), Francis Kennedy (PF) Todd Robinson, Jamel Resnick | |
| 05:18 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 05:17 | Clemson | Mark Barber grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 05:04 | Clemson | Billy Maze misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-52 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:34 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-52 |
| 04:32 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Bruce Page (PF), Victor Chong (C) Jeffrey Puente, Bill Glantz, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Ronald Brock (SG), Scott Manning (SF), Todd Robinson (PF), Jamel Resnick (C) Timothy Green, Billy Maze, Mark Barber, Francis Kennedy, Willie Cheshire | |
| 04:22 | Clemson | Michael Behm double dribbles | 63-52 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Edward Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses the tip | 63-52 |
| 04:00 | Clemson | Michael Behm pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 03:54 | Clemson | Scott Manning makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 03:37 | NC State | Bruce Page misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 03:35 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Behm (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Manning (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamel Resnick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Clemson | Jamel Resnick knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Michael Behm | 63-57 |
| 02:45 | NC State | Thomas Joyce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 02:43 | NC State | Bruce Page snags the offensive board | 63-57 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 02:29 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Todd Robinson | 63-57 |
| 02:23 | Clemson | Scott Manning is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Thomas Joyce grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Thomas Joyce knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Brown | 66-57 |
| 01:50 | Clemson | Bruce Page picks off the pass by Ronald Brock | 66-57 |
| 01:34 | NC State | Bruce Page misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 66-57 |
| 01:32 | NC State | Edward Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Thomas Joyce knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Davis | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Clemson | Ronald Brock evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jamel Resnick | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is hacked by Michael Behm in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Behm, team foul #4 | 68-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:45 | NC State | Scott Manning is called for the reach on Bill Glantz - foul #4 on Scott Manning, team foul #5 | 68-60 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Michael Behm is called for the reach on Thomas Joyce - foul #3 on Michael Behm, team foul #6 | 68-60 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Michael Behm is called for the reach on Bill Glantz - foul #4 on Michael Behm, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Bill Glantz makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Bill Glantz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Todd Robinson loses the dribble to Edward Davis | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is whistled for traveling | 70-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG) Bill Glantz | |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Billy Maze (SG), Mark Barber (SF), Francis Kennedy (PF), Willie Cheshire (C) Michael Behm, Ronald Brock, Scott Manning, Todd Robinson, Jamel Resnick | |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Billy Maze makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Francis Kennedy and he's hacked by Victor Chong - foul #2 on Victor Chong, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Behm (PG), Scott Manning (SF), Todd Robinson (PF), Jamel Resnick (C) Timothy Green, Mark Barber, Francis Kennedy, Willie Cheshire | |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Billy Maze makes the free throw | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is hacked by Michael Behm in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Behm, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Clemson | Timothy Green (PG), Ronald Brock (SG) Michael Behm, Billy Maze | |
| 00:04 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Thomas Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Ronald Brock can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 72-64 |